чехарда

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Russian

чехарда́

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Kipchak borrowing, in recent Tatar шыгырдий (şığırdiy), derived from шыгырдау (şığırdaw, to craunch), after onomatopoeic interjection шыгыр (şığır), шағыр akin to Chuvash шăкăр (šăkăr), Turkmen шығыр.

Pronunciation

Noun

чехарда́ (čexardáf inan (genitive чехарды́, uncountable)

  1. leapfrog (children's game)
    Synonyms: лю́ди-ло́шади (ljúdi-lóšadi), слон (slon)
  2. confusion, mess

Declension